Further examination revealed that salamanders, large newt-like amphibians, belonging to four different species, occasionally occurred in the springs, and though a first examination showed that ...
Scientists knew that red-backed salamanders were abundant in eastern North America, but a recent study found their densities and biomass across the region were much higher than expected. The study ...
Many salamanders, like the red-backed salamander, are tiny and spend the majority of their time underground, so it's easy for most people to overlook them. In fact, Grant commonly refers to ...
Ecologist Brett Amy Thelen of the Harris Center for Conservation Education in Hancock will lead an afternoon of salamander monitoring at the center’s long-term study plots. The survey will be ...
Salamanders, like frogs and toads, are amphibians. This means they lead "double lives" spending their early existence as aquatic larvae which undergo metamorphosis, transforming into land-based ...
On a cold night in 2018, Peng Yong spotted several wild Chinese giant salamanders. "That night, as usual, I was wearing a headlamp and using a flashlight to observe along a stream. Suddenly ...
The various Ensatina salamanders of the Pacific coast all descended from a common ancestral population. As the species spread southward from Oregon and Washington, subpopulations adapted to their ...